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Dried bananas, from least to most processed

We track 12 dried bananas, 58% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Dried Banana Chips.

What makes dried bananas ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of dried bananas that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (2)

  1. 1 Dried Banana Chips Marks & Spencer 1
  2. 2 Organic Original Chewy Banana Bites Barnana · 3.5 oz (100g) 1

Processed food (3)

  1. 3 Organic Banana Chips Trader Joe's · 16 oz 3
  2. 4 Banan med smör JJ · 195 g 3
  3. 5 Chewy banana Tesco 3

Ultra-processed food (7)

  1. 6 dried bananas The Foodie Market · 230 g 4
  2. 7 Banana Chips Trader Joe's · 8 oz (227 g) 4
  3. 8 Banana chips Asda · 150 g 4
  4. 9 Banana chips Bradbury's · 175g 4
  5. 10 Banana chips Whitworths · 150g 4
  6. 11 Crunchy Banana Chips Sainsbury's 4
  7. 12 Tropical Mix Alesto · 300 g 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.